President Trump has long complained about perceived threats to election security. Now his DHS has kneecapped the agencies designed to support it. Experts are worried about what comes next....
Healthcare organizations must enhance their cybersecurity arsenal. Doing so can help them prevent financial, compliance, and reputational damage....
Exposed login panels for VPNs and remote access systems leave companies open to attack, sometimes tripling the risk of ransomware and making it harder to get cyber insurance....
Researchers discovered an attack chain that uses several layers of obfuscated batch files and PowerShell scripts to deliver an advanced and persistent rootkit....
Medusa developers have been targeting a wide variety of critical infrastructure sectors, from healthcare and technology to manufacturing and insurance, racking up its victim count as it seemingly adds to its numbers of affiliates....
Consumer Reports, Secure Resilient Future Foundation (SRFF), and US Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) have introduced a model bill to increase transparency around when Internet of Things devices no longer have manufacturer support....
Just like with any regular computer, researchers figured out how to crack into, force restart, and upload malware to an aftermarket in-vehicle infotainment system....
The Salt Typhoon attacks underscored the need for unity, innovation, and resilience in the face of an increasingly sophisticated cyber-threat landscape....
Researchers from Symantec showed how OpenAI's Operator agent, currently in research preview, can be used to construct a basic phishing attack from start to finish....
Following increasing attacks on healthcare organizations, the United Arab Emirates has refined its regulatory strategy for improving cybersecurity in healthcare....
The new F5 Application Delivery Controller and Security Platform combines BIG-IP, NGNIX, and Distributed Cloud Services, plus new AI gateway and AI assistants....
Mandiant researchers found the routers of several unnamed organizations (likely telcos and ISPs) were hacked by UNC3886, and contained a custom backdoor called "TinyShell."...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released updated differential privacy guidelines for organizations to follow to protect personally identifiable information when sharing data....
A threat actor leveraged the vulnerability in an "extremely sophisticated" attack on targeted iOS users, the company says....
The prolonged attack, which lasted 300+ days, is the first known compromise of the US electric grid by the Voltzite subgroup of the Chinese APT; during it, the APT attempted to exfiltrate critical OT infrastructure data....
In the past, the vulnerability was exploited to drop Mirai botnet malware. Today, it's being used once more for another botnet campaign with its own malware....
To truly become indispensable in the boardroom, CISOs need to meet the dual demands of defending against sophisticated adversaries while leading resilience strategies....
The number of zero-day vulnerabilities getting patched in Microsoft's March update is the company's second-largest ever....
Plankey has served in numerous cybersecurity positions in the past, including during the first Trump presidency from 2018-2020....
A Libya-linked threat actor has resurfaced attacking the Middle East and North Africa, using the same old political phishing tricks to deliver AsyncRAT that have worked for years....
While deregulation may open opportunities for growth and innovation, it also creates new risks that demand a proactive, accountable approach to security....
Analysts weigh in on how democratizing cybersecurity could benefit organizations, particularly SMBs, as threats increase across the landscape....
An email campaign luring users with offers of free President Trump meme coins can lead to computer takeover via the ConnectWise RAT, in less than 2 minutes....
The likely India-based threat group is also targeting logistics companies in a continued expansion of its activities....
The program underwent a series of changes in the past year, including richer maximum rewards in a variety of bug categories....
The South American-based advanced persistent threat group is using an exploit with a "high infection rate," according to research from Check Point....
Clandestine kill switch was designed to lock out other users if the developer's account in the company's Windows Active Directory was ever disabled....
In the battle against two-minute micro-attacks that can knock out critical communication services, the difference between success and failure can literally come down to seconds....
Microsoft has identified a complex, malvertising-based attack chain that delivered Lumma and other infostealers to enterprise and consumer PC users; the campaign is unlikely the last of its kind....
The group is using the Medusa malware and taking up space once held by other notable ransomware groups like LockBot, increasing its victim list to 400 and demanding astoundingly high ransoms....
Manufacturers and infrastructure providers are gaining options to satisfy regulations and boost cyber safety for embedded and industrial control systems, as EMB3D, STRIDE, and ATT&CK for ICS gain traction....
With hundreds of artificial intelligence models found harboring malicious code, cybersecurity firms are releasing technology to help companies manage their AI development and deployment efforts....
Fortra, Microsoft, and Health-ISAC have combined forces to claw back one of hackers' most prized attack tools, with massive takedowns....
More than 41,000 ESXi instances remain vulnerable to a critical VMware vulnerability, one of three that Broadcom disclosed earlier this week....
The pair found a loophole through StubHub's services, allowing them to steal tickets and resell them for personal profit, amassing hundreds of thousands of dollars....
Businesses have a responsibility to safeguard their workforce, which is best achieved by preparing and equipping the whole organization to better face these worst-case cyber scenarios....
The PC Security Stack Mappings project improves the security posture of corporate PCs by aligning each of the security features found in vPro PC and Core Ultra chips with the techniques described in MITRE's ATT&CK....
Armis will integrate Otorio's Titan platform with its cloud-based Centrix, bringing an on-premises option to the cloud-only offering....
Is EncryptHub the most prolific cybercriminal in recent history? Or, as new information suggests, a bumbling amateur?...
The US Justice Department on Wednesday announced charges against members of the Chinese-backed i-Soon "secret" APT and APT27, the latter implicated in January's Treasury breach....
Many women are finding that they are unhappy in their cybersecurity roles, largely due to the layoffs their companies are experiencing, cutbacks, and return to in-office work policies....
Recently, 57 countries signed an agreement pledging an "open" and "inclusive" approach to AI's development. The US and UK were not among them, with the US vice president implying productivity should be the priority over safety. Should the opportunity for AI t...
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's role in risk management needs to expand, not shrink....
YouTube creators are being targeted by scammers seeking out their credentials, using deepfake tactics to lure them in with a false sense of legitimacy....
Cybercriminals are ramping up their efforts in the Kingdom and targeting more than just petroleum firms; now, they're aiming for Middle East organizations in the IT, government, construction, and real estate sectors too....
As CISOs take a seat at the boardroom table, the focus shifts from stacking security tools to driving accountability, efficiency, and strategic risk management....
The threat actor, of unknown origin, is deploying a proprietary backdoor malware known as "Sagerunex" against critical infrastructure in Hong Kong, Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam....
The nation-state threat group has been breaching providers of remote management tools, identity management providers, and other IT companies to access networks of targeted entities, according to Microsoft....
The new cloud security startup uses AI to scan cloud applications and systems for issues before they are deployed....
The chipmakers patched bugs, mostly critical and high severity, that affect everything from smartphones to TVs to artificial intelligence platforms....
The GSM Association (GSMA) has formally announced support for end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for securing messages sent via the Rich Communications Services (RCS) protocol, bringing much-needed security protections to cross-platform messages shared between Android and iOS platforms. To that end, the n...
Cyber threats evolve daily. In this live webinar, learn exactly how ransomware attacks unfold—from the initial breach to the moment hackers demand payment. Join Joseph Carson, Delinea’s Chief Security Scientist and Advisory CISO, who brings 25 years of enterprise security expertise. Through a li...
Most microsegmentation projects fail before they even get off the ground—too complex, too slow, too disruptive. But Andelyn Biosciences proved it doesn’t have to be that way. Microsegmentation: The Missing Piece in Zero Trust Security Security teams today are under constant p...
Users searching for pirated software are the target of a new malware campaign that delivers a previously undocumented clipper malware called MassJacker, according to findings from CyberArk. Clipper malware is a type of cryware (as coined by Microsoft) that's designed to monitor a victim's ...
A new malware campaign has been observed leveraging social engineering tactics to deliver an open-source rootkit called r77. The activity, condemned OBSCURE#BAT by Securonix, enables threat actors to establish persistence and evade detection on compromised systems. It's currently not known who ...
Microsoft has shed light on an ongoing phishing campaign that targeted the hospitality sector by impersonating online travel agency Booking.com using an increasingly popular social engineering technique called ClickFix to deliver credential-stealing malware. The activity, the tech giant's threa...
The North Korea-linked threat actor known as ScarCruft is said to have been behind a never-before-seen Android surveillance tool named KoSpy targeting Korean and English-speaking users. Lookout, which shared details of the malware campaign, said the earliest versions date back to March 2022. The mos...
Two high-severity security flaws have been disclosed in the open-source ruby-saml library that could allow malicious actors to bypass Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) authentication protections. SAML is an XML-based markup language and open-standard used for exchanging authentication and au...
As IT environments grow more complex, IT professionals are facing unprecedented pressure to secure business-critical data. With hybrid work the new standard and cloud adoption on the rise, data is increasingly distributed across different environments, providers and locations, expanding the attack s...
Meta has warned that a security vulnerability impacting the FreeType open-source font rendering library may have been exploited in the wild. The vulnerability has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2025-27363, and carries a CVSS score of 8.1, indicating high severity. Described as an out-of-bounds...
Browser maker Mozilla is urging users to update their Firefox instances to the latest version to avoid facing issues with using add-ons due to the impending expiration of a root certificate. "On March 14, 2025, a root certificate used to verify signed content and add-ons for various Mozilla pro...
The China-nexus cyber espionage group tracked as UNC3886 has been observed targeting end-of-life MX Series routers from Juniper Networks as part of a campaign designed to deploy custom backdoors, highlighting their ability to focus on internal networking infrastructure. "The backdoors had varyi...
Threat intelligence firm GreyNoise is warning of a "coordinated surge" in the exploitation of Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerabilities spanning multiple platforms. "At least 400 IPs have been seen actively exploiting multiple SSRF CVEs simultaneously, with notable overlap be...
We’ve been hearing the same story for years: AI is coming for your job. In fact, in 2017, McKinsey printed a report, Jobs Lost, Jobs Gained: Workforce Transitions in a Time of Automation, predicting that by 2030, 375 million workers would need to find new jobs or risk being displaced by AI and aut...
Microsoft on Tuesday released security updates to address 57 security vulnerabilities in its software, including a whopping six zero-days that it said have been actively exploited in the wild. Of the 56 flaws, six are rated Critical, 50 are rated Important, and one is rated Low in severity. Twenty-t...
Apple on Tuesday released a security update to address a zero-day flaw that it said has been exploited in "extremely sophisticated" attacks. The vulnerability has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2025-24201 and is rooted in the WebKit web browser engine component. It has been described...
The threat actor known as Blind Eagle has been linked to a series of ongoing campaigns targeting Colombian institutions and government entities since November 2024. "The monitored campaigns targeted Colombian judicial institutions and other government or private organizations, with high infecti...
Unpatched TP-Link Archer routers have become the target of a new botnet campaign dubbed Ballista, according to new findings from the Cato CTRL team. "The botnet exploits a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in TP-Link Archer routers (CVE-2023-1389) to spread itself automatically over the...
In cybersecurity, confidence is a double-edged sword. Organizations often operate under a false sense of security, believing that patched vulnerabilities, up-to-date tools, polished dashboards, and glowing risk scores guarantee safety. The reality is a bit of a different story. In the real world, ch...
Inside the most innocent-looking image, a breathtaking landscape, or a funny meme, something dangerous could be hiding, waiting for its moment to strike. No strange file names. No antivirus warnings. Just a harmless picture, secretly concealing a payload that can steal data, execute malware, and tak...
Maritime and logistics companies in South and Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Africa have become the target of an advanced persistent threat (APT) group dubbed SideWinder. The attacks, observed by Kaspersky in 2024, spread across Bangladesh, Cambodia, Djibouti, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, ...
Taiwanese company Moxa has released a security update to address a critical security flaw impacting its PT switches that could permit an attacker to bypass authentication guarantees. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-12297, has been assigned a CVSS v4 score of 9.2 out of a maximum of 10.0. &quo...
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added five security flaws impacting Advantive VeraCore and Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation in the wild. The list of vulnerabilities ...
Cybersecurity researchers have demonstrated a novel technique that allows a malicious web browser extension to impersonate any installed add-on. "The polymorphic extensions create a pixel perfect replica of the target's icon, HTML popup, workflows and even temporarily disables the legitima...
The Middle East and North Africa have become the target of a new campaign that delivers a modified version of a known malware called AsyncRAT since September 2024. "The campaign, which leverages social media to distribute malware, is tied to the region's current geopolitical climate,"...
The Need For Unified Security Google Workspace is where teams collaborate, share ideas, and get work done. But while it makes work easier, it also creates new security challenges. Cybercriminals are constantly evolving, finding ways to exploit misconfigurations, steal sensitive data, and hijack user...
Cyber threats today don't just evolve—they mutate rapidly, testing the resilience of everything from global financial systems to critical infrastructure. As cybersecurity confronts new battlegrounds—ranging from nation-state espionage and ransomware to manipulated AI chatbots—the landscap...
A new mass malware campaign is infecting users with a cryptocurrency miner named SilentCryptoMiner by masquerading it as a tool designed to circumvent internet blocks and restrictions around online services. Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky said the activity is part of a larger trend where cy...
Threat hunters have shed light on a "sophisticated and evolving malware toolkit" called Ragnar Loader that's used by various cybercrime and ransomware groups like Ragnar Locker (aka Monstrous Mantis), FIN7, FIN8, and Ruthless Mantis (ex-REvil). "Ragnar Loader plays a key role in ...
Microsoft has disclosed details of a large-scale malvertising campaign that's estimated to have impacted over one million devices globally as part of what it said is an opportunistic attack designed to steal sensitive information. The tech giant, which detected the activity in early December 20...
Are you tired of dealing with outdated security tools that never seem to give you the full picture? You’re not alone. Many organizations struggle with piecing together scattered information, leaving your apps vulnerable to modern threats. That’s why we’re excited to introduce a smarter, unifi...
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious Python package on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that's equipped to steal a victim's Ethereum private keys by impersonating popular libraries. The package in question is set-utils, which has received 1,077 downloads to date....
A coalition of international law enforcement agencies has seized the website associated with the cryptocurrency exchange Garantex ("garantex[.]org"), nearly three years after the service was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department in April 2022. "The domain for Garantex has been se...
Safe{Wallet} has revealed that the cybersecurity incident that led to the Bybit $1.5 billion crypto heist is a "highly sophisticated, state-sponsored attack," stating the North Korean threat actors behind the hack took steps to erase traces of the malicious activity in an effort to hamper ...
Threat actors of unknown provenance have been attributed to a malicious campaign predominantly targeting organizations in Japan since January 2025. "The attacker has exploited the vulnerability CVE-2024-4577, a remote code execution (RCE) flaw in the PHP-CGI implementation of PHP on Windows, to...
Elastic has rolled out security updates to address a critical security flaw impacting the Kibana data visualization dashboard software for Elasticsearch that could result in arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-25015, carries a CVSS score of 9.9 out of a maximum of 10.0. ...
The financially motivated threat actor known as EncryptHub has been observed orchestrating sophisticated phishing campaigns to deploy information stealers and ransomware, while also working on a new product called EncryptRAT. "EncryptHub has been observed targeting users of popular applications...
Cyber threats are growing more sophisticated, and traditional security approaches struggle to keep up. Organizations can no longer rely on periodic assessments or static vulnerability lists to stay secure. Instead, they need a dynamic approach that provides real-time insights into how attackers move...
The threat actors behind the Medusa ransomware have claimed nearly 400 victims since it first emerged in January 2023, with the financially motivated attacks witnessing a 42% increase between 2023 and 2024. In the first two months of 2025 alone, the group has claimed over 40 attacks, according to da...
Over 1,000 websites powered by WordPress have been infected with a third-party JavaScript code that injects four separate backdoors. "Creating four backdoors facilitates the attackers having multiple points of re-entry should one be detected and removed," c/side researcher Himanshu Anand s...
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced charges against 12 Chinese nationals for their alleged participation in a wide-ranging scheme designed to steal data and suppress free speech and dissent globally. The individuals include two officers of the People's Republic of China's (P...
The China-linked threat actor behind the zero-day exploitation of security flaws in Microsoft Exchange servers in January 2021 has shifted its tactics to target the information technology (IT) supply chain as a means to obtain initial access to corporate networks. That's according to new findin...
USB drive attacks constitute a significant cybersecurity risk, taking advantage of the everyday use of USB devices to deliver malware and circumvent traditional network security measures. These attacks lead to data breaches, financial losses, and operational disruptions, with lasting impacts on an o...
The threat actor known as Dark Caracal has been attributed to a campaign that deployed a remote access trojan called Poco RAT in attacks targeting Spanish-speaking targets in Latin America in 2024. The findings come from Russian cybersecurity company Positive Technologies, which described the malwar...
Google has announced the rollout of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered scam detection features to secure Android device users and their personal information. "These features specifically target conversational scams, which can often appear initially harmless before evolving into harmful situat...
The threat actor known as Lotus Panda has been observed targeting government, manufacturing, telecommunications, and media sectors in the Philippines, Vietnam, Hong Kong, and Taiwan with updated versions of a known backdoor called Sagerunex. "Lotus Blossom has been using the Sagerunex backdoor ...
The rapid adoption of cloud services, SaaS applications, and the shift to remote work have fundamentally reshaped how enterprises operate. These technological advances have created a world of opportunity but also brought about complexities that pose significant security threats. At the core of these...
Cybersecurity researchers are alerting of an ongoing malicious campaign targeting the Go ecosystem with typosquatted modules that are designed to deploy loader malware on Linux and Apple macOS systems. "The threat actor has published at least seven packages impersonating widely used Go librarie...
Threat actors deploying the Black Basta and CACTUS ransomware families have been found to rely on the same BackConnect (BC) module for maintaining persistent control over infected hosts, a sign that affiliates previously associated with Black Basta may have transitioned to CACTUS. "Once infiltr...
Broadcom has released security updates to address three actively exploited security flaws in VMware ESXi, Workstation, and Fusion products that could lead to code execution and information disclosure. The list of vulnerabilities is as follows - CVE-2025-22224 (CVSS score: 9.3) - A Time-of-Check Tim...
Microsoft today issued more than 50 security updates for its various Windows operating systems, including fixes for a whopping six zero-day vulnerabilities that are already seeing active exploitation....
Authorities in India today arrested the alleged co-founder of Garantex, a cryptocurrency exchange sanctioned by the U.S. government in 2022 for facilitating tens of billions of dollars in money laundering by transnational criminal and cybercriminal organizations. Sources close to the investigation t...
In September 2023, KrebsOnSecurity published findings from security researchers who concluded that a series of six-figure cyberheists across dozens of victims resulted from thieves cracking master passwords stolen from the password manager service LastPass in 2022. In a court filing this week, U.S. ...
At 49, Branden Spikes isn't just one of the oldest technologists who has been involved in Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). As the current director of information technology at X/Twitter and an early hire at PayPal, Zip2, Tesla and SpaceX, Spikes is also among Musk�...
One of the most notorious providers of abuse-friendly "bulletproof" web hosting for cybercriminals has started routing its operations through networks run by the Russian antivirus and security firm Kaspersky Lab, KrebsOnSecurity has learned....
A U.S. Army soldier who pleaded guilty last week to leaking phone records for high-ranking U.S. government officials searched online for non-extradition countries and for an answer to the question "can hacking be treason?" prosecutors in the case said Wednesday. The government disclosed th...
One month into his second term, President Trump's actions to shrink the government through mass layoffs, firings and withholding funds allocated by Congress have thrown federal cybersecurity and consumer protection programs into disarray. At the same time, agencies are battling an ongoing effor...
Carding -- the underground business of stealing, selling and swiping stolen payment card data -- has long been the dominion of Russia-based hackers. Happily, the broad deployment of more secure chip-based payment cards in the United States has weakened the carding market. But a flurry of innovation ...
In mid-March 2024, KrebsOnSecurity revealed that the founder of the personal data removal service Onerep also founded dozens of people-search companies. Shortly after that investigation was published, Mozilla said it would stop bundling Onerep with the Firefox browser and wind down its partnership. ...
Microsoft today issued security updates to fix at least 56 vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and supported software, including two zero-day flaws that are being actively exploited....
The UK, France, Sweden, and EU have made fresh attacks on end-to-end encryption. Some of the attacks are more “crude” than those in recent years, experts say....
Employees at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency tell WIRED they’re struggling to protect the US while the administration dismisses their colleagues and poisons their partnerships....
The best end-to-end encrypted messaging app has a host of security features. Here are the ones you should care about....
“No Lives Matter” has emerged in recent months as a particularly violent splinter group within the extremist crime network known as Com and 764, and experts are at a loss for how to stop its spread....
Elon Musk said a “massive cyberattack” disrupted X on Monday and pointed to “IP addresses originating in the Ukraine area” as the source of the attack. Security experts say that's not how it works....
Plus: The world’s “largest illicit online marketplace” gets hit by regulators, police seize the Garantex crypto exchange, and scammers trick targets by making up ransomware attacks....
Eleven11bot infects webcams and video recorders, with a large concentration in the US....
Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, has long held anti-surveillance views. Now she oversees a key surveillance program she once tried to dismantle....
Documents obtained by WIRED show the US Department of Defense is considering cutting up to 75 percent of workers who stop the spread of chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons....
Developed to boost productivity and operational readiness, the AI is now being used to “review” diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility policies to align them with President Trump’s orders....
The Justice Department claims 10 alleged hackers and two Chinese government officials took part in a wave of cyberattacks around the globe that included breaching the US Treasury Department and more....
New research shows at least a million inexpensive Android devices—from TV streaming boxes to car infotainment systems—are compromised to allow bad actors to commit ad fraud and other cybercrime....
Plus: The FBI pins that ByBit theft on North Korea, a malicious app download breaches Disney, spyware targets a priest close to the pope, and more....
A WIRED investigation reveals that criminals who make billions from scam compounds in Myanmar—where tens of thousands of people are enslaved—are using Starlink to get online....
Cloud “container” defenses have inconsistencies that can give attackers too much access. A new company, Edera, is taking on that challenge and the problem of the male-dominated startup world....
An alleged job scam, led by “Aiden” from “OpenAI,” recruited workers in Bangladesh for months before disappearing overnight, according to FTC complaints obtained by WIRED....
In the epic US-Russian prisoner swap last summer, Vladimir Putin brought home an assassin, spies, and another prized ally: the man behind one of the biggest insider trading cases of all time....
A WIRED investigation goes inside the Telegram groups targeting women who joined “Are We Dating the Same Guy?” groups on Facebook with doxing, harassment, and sharing of nonconsensual intimate images....
On Monday morning, TV sets at the headquarters of the Department of Housing and Urban Development played the seemingly AI-generated video on loop, along with the words “LONG LIVE THE REAL KING.”...
Plus: Apple turns off end-to-end encrypted iCloud backups in the UK after pressure to install a backdoor, and two spyware apps expose victim data—and the identities of people who installed the apps....
New Microsoft 365 phishing scam exploits fake support numbers to steal credentials. Learn how attackers bypass security and how to stay protected....
Tenable Research reveals that AI chatbot DeepSeek R1 can be manipulated to generate keyloggers and ransomware code. While…...
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February 2025 saw a record 126% surge in ransomware attacks, with Cl0p leading the charge. Hackers exploited file…...
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Dragos reveals Volt Typhoon hackers infiltrated a US electric utility for 300 days, collecting sensitive data. Learn how this cyberattack threatens infrastructure....
Sonatype researchers uncover critical vulnerabilities in picklescan. Learn how these flaws impact AI model security, Hugging Face, and…...
The Defense Department faces a startling capability gap. The post US must prioritize cybersecurity training for the military’s engineers appeared first on CyberScoop. ...
Socket researchers said the malware-ridden packages were collectively downloaded over 330 times. GitHub removed all of the malicious packages Wednesday. The post Lazarus Group deceives developers with 6 new malicious npm packages appeared first on CyberScoop. ...
The Stop CSAM Act would compel companies to curb online child sexual abuse material, but critics argue it would also weaken encrypted services for all users. The post Legislative push for child online safety runs afoul of encryption advocates (again) appeared first on CyberScoop. ...
More than three-quarters of the vulnerabilities covered in the vendor’s monthly Patch Tuesday update are high-severity flaws. The post Microsoft patches 57 vulnerabilities, including 6 zero-days appeared first on CyberScoop. ...
Apple released emergency software patches Tuesday that address a newly identified zero-day vulnerability in the company’s WebKit web browser engine.  Tracked as CVE-2025-24201, an attacker can potentially escape the constraints of Webkit’s Web Content sandbox, potentially leading to una...
X’s wave of outages resembled a DDoS attack and Dark Storm Team, a prolific threat group specializing in such attacks, claimed responsibility. The post X suffered a DDoS attack. Its CEO and security researchers can’t agree on who did it. appeared first on CyberScoop. ...
The groups told lawmakers that both the committee and the law provide vital protections for cyber threat information swapping. The post Trade groups worry information sharing will worsen without critical infrastructure panel, CISA law renewal appeared first on CyberScoop. ...
Shutdowns always hamper government operations, but personnel cuts further exacerbate cyber risks, experts say. The post Amid personnel turmoil at cyber agencies, a government shutdown could increase potential harm appeared first on CyberScoop. ...
A pair of data breaches in late 2020 and early 2021 exposed driver’s license numbers of almost 200,000 people. The post New York sues Allstate and subsidiaries for back-to-back data breaches appeared first on CyberScoop. ...
Plankey’s nomination fills the biggest remaining gap among cyber leaders in the second Trump administration. The post Sean Plankey picked by Trump to be CISA director appeared first on CyberScoop. ...
In this Help Net Security interview, Mir Kashifuddin, Data Risk & Privacy Leader at PwC, discusses how CISOs can translate cyber risk into business value and secure a more strategic role within their organizations. He explains that aligning cybersecurity with business objectives and leverag...
Corero Network Security announced the strategic advancement of AI capabilities across its product portfolio and operations—building on a long-standing legacy of intelligent, adaptive security solutions. For years, Corero’s SmartWall ONE platform has delivered automated, real-time DDoS pr...
Cyber threats in 2025 require a proactive, adaptive approach. To stay ahead, CISOs must balance technical defenses, regulatory expectations, and human factors. By prioritizing AI-driven security, ransomware resilience, supply chain risk management, insider threat mitigation, and compliance preparedn...
A recent report from Nozomi Networks Labs, based on an analysis of over 500,000 wireless networks worldwide, reveals that only 6% are adequately protected against wireless deauthentication attacks. Most wireless networks, including those in mission-critical environments, remain highly exposed to the...
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Alloy, Detectify, Pondurance, and SimSpace. SimSpace Stack Optimizer allows organizations to measure their security technologies Stack Optimizer is designed to help organizations make informed, strategic dec...
When it comes to safeguarding your privacy online, most people focus on securing passwords, encrypting communications, and clearing browsing history. While these practices are essential, they overlook one important element—metadata. This data, which is collected about your digital interactions, ca...
The adoption of connected medical devices, collectively called the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), has transformed patient care. However, this technological advancement has also introduced cybersecurity challenges to safeguard patient safety and uphold organizational security. Securing IoMT: Prio...
Cybersecurity constantly evolves, but some books have stood the test of time, shaping how professionals think about security, risk, and digital threats. Whether you’re a CISO, a seasoned expert, or cybersecurity enthusiast, these must-reads belong on your shelf. Masters of Deception: The Gang That...
Cloud Security Engineer TUI Group | Portugal | Hybrid – View job details As a Cloud Security Engineer, you will contribute to the implementation of security solutions and will work alongside our Security Operations team to ensure appropriate controls are engineered, addre...
87% of companies have, or are in the midst of, rolling out passkeys with goals tied to improved user experience, enhanced security, and compliance, according to the FIDO Alliance. Key findings Enterprises understand the value of passkeys for workforce sign-ins. Most decision makers (87%) report depl...
Google is fixing the issue, but it might take a few days. If you reset your device, it might be longer....
AI-powered cyber threats are reshaping security landscapes. Businesses that don't evolve will be vulnerable to increasingly sophisticated attacks - here's how to stay ahead....
Ever had a random conversation and then seen an ad for something you mentioned? This simple trick will help you find out if it was just a coincidence or something more....
Don't let work invade your personal life. Separate your passwords with two Bitwarden accounts for better security and peace of mind....
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Follow the 'I'm not a robot' CAPTCHA, and you might just end up with malware on your PC....
The March update keeps getting worse for Pixel phone users....
This update also re-enables Apple Intelligence for those who previously had turned off this feature. Here's how to fix that, too....
Finding a trustworthy free VPN can be a real challenge if you are new to the VPN world. We tested the best free VPNs that offer solid services without invading your privacy or selling your data....
With smarter TV operating systems come new privacy risks. One key feature to watch out for is automatic content recognition (ACR) - a tool that tracks your viewing habits....
Using a VPN 24/7 isn't always the best idea. Here's why....
Interested in a VPN, but don't want to part with any money yet? We've found the best VPN free trials to test out a range of solutions before you commit....
These alternative browsers are free to try, so you have nothing to lose - except maybe your Chrome addiction....
Google's Manifest V3 platform is clobbering many popular extensions. Here's why and what you can do about it....
Consumer Reports assessed the most leading voice cloning tools, including Descript and ElevenLabs. Here's the verdict....
AI companies continue to reduce evidence of Biden-era AI safety policy from their communications as attitudes shift under Trump....
Almost half of people polled by McAfee say they or someone they know has received a text or phone call from a scammer pretending to be from the IRS or a state tax agency....
E-ZPass phishing texts seem to be hitting everyone - even non-drivers. Here's what to watch for and what to do if you receive one....
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Data exfiltration has traditionally been the end goal among threat actors whether it’s for financial gain, political gain or to simply wreak havoc. The post Reading the Data Breach Tea Leaves: Preventing Data Exfiltration Before it Happens appeared first on Security Boulevard. ...
Organizations can adopt FinOps, a cloud financial management practice promoting shared accountability among engineering, finance and operations teams to balance innovation, security and cost efficiency. The post Savings and Security: The Dual Benefits of FinOps and the Cloud appeared first on Secur...
The FCC is launching a new agency council to push back on Chinese-backed cyberthreats like Salt Typhoon by pushing telecoms to harden their defense, reduce their reliance on trade with foreign adversaries, and ensure continued U.S. leadership is key areas like AI, the IoT, quantum computing, and 5G...
Organizations need a seamless, application-focused security strategy that integrates network, identity and data protection into a unified approach. The post Strengthening Security in the Cloud Era Requires Network Visibility and Understanding appeared first on Security Boulevard. ...
The telecommunications sector is the backbone of many processes in life and business and must improve its cybersecurity posture. The post Cybersecurity Challenges in the Telecom Sector: Protecting Data and Infrastructure appeared first on Security Boulevard. ...
A devastating new remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability, CVE-2025-24813, is now actively exploited in the wild. Attackers need just one PUT API request to take over vulnerable Apache Tomcat servers. The exploit, originally published by a Chinese forum user iSee857, is already available online: C...
Integrating Cyber Risk into Business Risk Decisions Cybersecurity failures are now business risks that CEOs and Boards must own. The world of business owners, investors, and their representatives are collectively realizing the potentially catastrophic impacts of cybersecurity incidents if not in...
How Can Automated NHI Auditing Enhance Your Cybersecurity Strategy? Is your organization struggling with managing the ever-increasing volume of Non-Human Identities (NHIs) within your IT infrastructure? The NHI universe comprises machine identities created by combining a unique identifier or ‘Secr...
Why are Security Considerations Essential for Non-Human Identities Automation? The age of automation has dawned upon us. Automation carries the promise of immense business benefits, yet, it brings forth its own set of security challenges. For organizations heavily invested in leveraging Non-Human Id...
Could API Automation Be The Missing Piece In Your NHI Management? One critical question stands out: Could the underutilized potential of API automation be the missing piece in your Non-Human Identities (NHI) management strategy? With the increasing complexity of cloud environments and the mounting d...